Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	law_n	parliament_n	7,812	5	6.7613	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77284	To the Generall his eccellency Thomas Lord Fairefax a servant to the high and mighty, and most excellent God, and to the nation. Written by Captain VVilliam Bray. From his captivity in VVinsor Castle.	Bray, William, 17th cent.	1649 (1649)	Wing B4309; Thomason E552_6; ESTC R205716	4,260	9

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